A (motor yacht)
M/Y A cruising off Sorrento, Italy | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | |
| Name | A |
| Owner | Valla Yachts Ltd |
| Port of registry | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Ordered | November 2004 |
| Builder | Blohm + Voss |
| Cost | c. US$300 million |
| Launched | 3 January 2008 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Operational |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Private motor yacht |
| Tonnage | 5,959 GT |
| Length | 119.00 m (390.4 ft) |
| Beam | 18.87 m (61.9 ft) |
| Draft | 5.15 m (16.9 ft) |
| Installed power | 9,000 kW (12,000 hp) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MAN RK280 diesel engines |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Range | 6,500 NM (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Capacity | 14 |
| Crew | 37 (+5) |
| Aviation facilities | 1 × helipad (forward deck) |
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Motor Yacht A (MY A) is a superyacht designed by Philippe Starck and engineered by naval architect Martin Francis. She was built by the Blohm + Voss shipyard at the HDW deepwater facility in Kiel. She was ordered in November 2004, and delivered in 2008 at a rumoured cost of US$300 million. With a length of 119 metres (390 ft) and measuring almost 6,000 tonnes, she is one of the largest motor yachts in the world. Before 2022 she was connected with the Russian entrepreneur and industrialist Andrey Melnichenko, but according to his representatives he has no relation to her anymore. The yacht was laid up in the United Arab Emirates in 2022. Seen moored in Galle Sri Lanka in May 2025.